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Magnitude 2.8

Wednesday August 19, 2026 - 1:32 AM, 20 km north-east of Seddon
Shaking The estimated intensity of ground shaking near the earthquake's epicentre.
Weak
Depth The distance below the Earth's surface where the earthquake originated.
16 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.
Best

Earthquake history

The data below shows the history of magnitude, origin, depth, and locations calculated by our automated system as more data for an event becomes available. A location history like this is not available for all events. If you can't see the earthquake history below it may be stored in our earthquake catalogue on FDSN.

Magnitude History

The magnitude history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled: c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

0.01.02.03.0Magnitude012Time since earthquake (hours)Magnitude Historyb

Depth History

The depth history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled; c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

01020Depth (km)012Time since earthquake (hours)Depth Historyb

Origin History Map

The point on the map corresponds to the latest location data, showing the epicentre of this earthquake.

Map of New Zealand.

Location History

The location history for this event. The location quality has the following values of automatic, preliminary (reviewed by a duty person) and best (reviewed by a duty person).

Modification Time Quality Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude
2026-08-18T16:17:40Z best 2.8 15.8 -41.55 174.32
2026-08-18T13:37:34Z preliminary 2.8 16.1 -41.55 174.31
2026-08-18T13:35:19Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:35:03Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:55Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:53Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:40Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:37Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:37Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:36Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:26Z automatic 2.8 17.5 -41.59 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:14Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:12Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:10Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:07Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:34:03Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:57Z automatic 2.8 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:50Z automatic 2.7 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:49Z automatic 2.7 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:48Z automatic 2.6 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:47Z automatic 2.6 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:47Z automatic 2.6 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:36Z automatic 2.6 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:36Z automatic 2.6 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:35Z automatic 2.5 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:33Z automatic 2.5 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:33Z automatic 2.5 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:32Z automatic 2.5 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:32Z automatic 2.5 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:31Z automatic 2.4 18.3 -41.60 174.34
2026-08-18T13:33:30Z automatic 2.3 19.6 -41.55 174.30
2026-08-18T13:33:27Z automatic 2.3 19.6 -41.55 174.30
2026-08-18T13:33:22Z automatic 2.4 19.6 -41.55 174.30